Successful Applicants to the Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund 2010
Northland
Waitangi Day Commemorations Committee
$114,000.00
Flagship Waitangi Day event with 30 waka, dawn karakia, sports events, children's activities, 21 gun salute and a sunset ceremony.
Waitangi National Trust
$25,000.00
A three-day festival at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds featuring music, arts, crafts, parades, sports and cultural performances.
Baylys Beach Society Incorporated
$300.00
A family day at Baylys beach with food stalls and a range of performances, activities and competitions.
Te Hana Community Development Charitable Trust
$1,000.00
A powhiri and church service with invited dignitaries and speakers, followed by entertainment, stalls, food and an inaugural ‘Te Hana Waitangi Day Rugby Tournament'.
e-Hoe Waka Education Trust
$5,000.00
A waka voyage, hikoi and celebrations including kapa haka, a re-enactment of the signing of the Treaty and an open forum on Treaty issues.
Te Runanga o Ngati Whatua
$1,000.00
A family picnic with local performers, kapa haka, hip-hop dancers, and other entertainment.
Tornado Youth Community Trust
$500.00
A youth camp focused on group activities and learning about the Treaty.
Arts Promotion Trust (Northland)
$1,000.00
A music and dance programme, arts demonstrations. food stalls, and a Treaty information tent.
Tiaki Whakapapa
$500.00
A lunch and wananga promoting understanding of the Treaty and the importance of building strong race relations.
Auckland
Toi o Manukau Inc - Māori Arts and Culture Trust
$9,000.00
Educational activities, arts workshops and a range of live cultural performances.
New Zealand Tamil Senior Citizens Association Inc
$1,000.00
A function and cultural programme promoting the importance of the Treaty for ethnic and migrant communities.
Papakura Marae Society Inc.
$800.00
A bus tour of historical sites in and around Papakura District, arts and crafts workshops and displays.
Auckland Workers Educational Association
$1,000.00
A variety of activities commemorating the Treaty at public libraries in Auckland for two weeks around Waitangi Day.
Ngati Whatua O Orakei Corporate Ltd
$6,000.00
A dawn ceremony followed by entertainment, kapa haka, bands, food and stalls.
Poonga Tamil Community Education
$500.00
A workshop, marae visit and Māori craft workshop focusing on the significance of Waitangi Day.
Te Herenga Waka o Orewa Incorporated
$1,000.00
Treaty workshops, performances, art exhibitions, local school performances, food stalls and a hangi.
Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust
$1,000.00
Educational workshops with a celebrity host, hip hop dance performances, and refreshments.
Waitakere City Council
$2,500.00
An open day at Hoani Waititi Marae featuring a public forum for discussion of Treaty issues.
Waikato
Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa Charitable Trust
$7,000.00
Performances by local and national artists, kapa haka competitions, food stalls, sports and art events and a Treaty information tent.
Whanau Resource Centre o Pukekohe Charitable Trust
$1,000.00
A whanau celebration day and dinner.with kaumatua and kuia to discuss the Treaty.
Waikato Ethnic Council Inc.
$1,200.00
Food and information stalls at Innes Common, Hamilton.
Waka Tangata Trust
$2,000.00
Family picnic at Kawhia beach, with sports, waka experiences, food, song and dance.
Waikato Hispano Latino Cultural Group Inc
$500.00
Cultural and art activities for children throughout the day, followed by cultural music, dance and kapa haka.
Influence Trust
$700.00
Kapa haka and international music, information displays, craft workshops, and international foods.
Waipa District Council
$1,000.00
An open day at Te Wananga o Aoteroa showcasing traditional Māori skills and crafts; and a public programme at Te Awamutu Museum about the signing of the Treaty.
Whai Marama Youth Connex
$500.00
A youth focussed forum, dance, music fashion, carving and other activities.
Tamil Society Waikato Inc
$500.00
A programme for young people about the significance of Waitangi Day, with an introduction to Māori arts and crafts.
Kawhia Tourism
$2,000.00
A festival featuring traditional Māori foods, arts and crafts, and entertainment.
Bay of Plenty
Tauranga City Council/ Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day Committee
$800.00
A community dawn service at Mount Maunganui, followed by breakfast at Whareroa Marae.
Nga Tai o te Awa (formerly Taumata Hauora Trust)
$5,000.00
A family day with food and crafts stalls, exhibitions, local artists, a waka race, and evening entertainment from a river barge stage.
Whakatane District Council
$2,000.00
A community festival with powhiri, children's activities, kapa haka and other cultural performances, waka ama, ethnic and Māori food stalls.
Ngati Awa Research and Archives Trust
$1,500.00
A gathering at the site where the Treaty was signed in Whakatane, followed by a ceremony of remembrance and refreshments.
Whakarewarewa Village Charitable Trust
$2,000.00
A community event including cultural workshops, wearable arts, entertainment, food, health and wellbeing activities.
Omaiosphere Trust
$1,000.00
A dawn ceremony at Omaio Marae with a raising of the commemorative Treaty flag, guest speakers, seminars and workshops on the Treaty, and a song/poetry competition for young people.
Te Runanga o Ngati Whakaue ki Maketu
$800.00
A morning service in Maketu, followed by breakfast at the Surf Club and a watercraft race.
Raetihi Marae Trust
$1,000.00
An open day at Raetihi Marae with food, craft and information stalls, speeches, kapa haka and musical performances, craft workshops and family activities.
Creative Tauranga
$2,000.00
An arts and cultural day including sculpture, weaving and carving; musical and cultural performances, and gourmet Māori food demonstations by local chefs.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whakarewa I te Reo ki Tuwharetoa
$2,000.00
Public perfomances of waiata and displays of children's art and writing around the theme of the Treaty and kotahitanga.
Tapuika Iwi Authority
$1,000.00
Treaty discussion panels, music, performances, local history, vintage cars, competitions, food/information stalls and rides.
Paeroa Community Support Trust
$1,000.00
Family and cultural activities including music, arts, sports, hangi, and kapa haka.
Acacia Bay Residents' Association Incorporated
$500.00
A community picnic day and barbeque with races, tug-of-war, kapa haka, music and a water slide.
Hauraki Māori Trust Board
$1,000.00
A seminar with local government and iwi leaders to commemorate Waitangi Day and raise awareness and understanding of Treaty issues.
Hawkes Bay/Gisborne
Ka Pai Kaiti Trust
$2,500.00
Educational activities and resources including a quiz, full-size replica of the Tairawhiti Treaty, , stage entertainment, competitions, information stalls, workshops and food.
The Māori Millennium Committee
$6,000.00
A river pageant, Treaty quiz, speakers, arts installations, waka rides, concert, crafts and food.
St Francis Co-operating Parish of Clive-Haumoana
$100.00
A special church service focussed on learning about and celebrating the Treaty of Waitangi.
Te Wananga o Tamaki Nui A Rua Inc
$1,000.00
A concert and family picnic featuring a talent contest.
Wairoa District Council
$2,000.00
Treaty workshops, river activities, guided walks, cultural and musical entertainment, competitions and food stalls.
Te Rakato Social Services Charitable Trust
$800.00
A re-enactment of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, taonga exhibitions, games and entertainment, craft workshops, music and a hangi.
Waiohiki Community Charitable Trust
$500.00
Multicultural performances and tours of the Pa site at Otatara.
Atomic Events Centre Trust
$500.00
A Waitangi Day themed dance party for young people in Hawke's Bay featuring a professional DJ, dance battles and giveaways.
Taranaki
New Plymouth District Council
$5,000.00
A series of workshops, Māori arts and crafts displays, entertainment and refreshments.
Paepae in the Park
$2,000.00
A music festival featuring local and national talent to celebrate the meaning of the Treaty.
Manawatu/Wanganui
Palmerston North City Council and Ngati Hineaute Hapu Authority
$5,000.00
Cultural performances, children's entertainment, a Treaty information stall, interactive displays, Pacific and indigenous food markets, crafts and interactive arts displays.
Hinengakau Development Trust
$2,000.00
A multicultural festival with live performances, children and youth activities, Treaty information and forums, food stalls, displays of archival footage of the Whanganui River, and a nationalities parade.
Wellington
Porirua Community Arts Council Inc
$9,000.00
The festival to commemorate New Zealand’s founding document involving performing and visual artists from around Porirua City.
Orongomai Marae Community Centre Trust
$2,000.00
An open day at Orongomai Marae to celebrate the Treaty, with invited dignitaries, guest speakers and kapa haka performances.
Wellington Tenths Trust
$5,500.00
A free open-air event at Waitangi Park in partnership with Wellington City Council.
Te Runanganui o Taranaki Whanui ki te Upoko o Te Ika a Maui
$7,000.00
Cultural displays, health exhibitions, local music groups, school kapa haka groups and sports activities.
Kapiti Coast District Council
$2,000.00
A powhiri, formal speeches about Waitangi Day from the Mayor and other officials, historical displays and various entertainment.
National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges Inc
$4,000.00
Six wananga across the country which highlight the role of the thirteen women who signed the Treaty of Waitangi.
Masterton District Council
$2,000.00
The Wairarapa Waitangi Day Origins Festival, with ethnic dance and musical groups and an ethnic food festival.
Kaitiaki o Kapiti Trust
$400.00
Tours to Motungangara Island, where the Treaty was signed in the Kapiti Coast area. Includes historical talks, food and a powhiri.
New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga
$5,000.00
A waka voyage, church service, mihi korero, re-enactment of Treaty signing, stalls and entertainment.
NELSON MARLBOROUGH
Whakatu Marae Inc
$2,000.00
Food and entertainment from around the globe, organised by local Māori, Pacific Island and migrant communities.
Waikawa Marae Inc
$500.00
An open day at Waikawa Marae, with a powhiri, talks, food, and entertainment.
West Coast
Grey District Waitangi Day Community Picnic Committee
$1,000.00
A community barbeque and hangi lunch, kapa haka performances, live music, children's activities, craft and information stalls.
Westland District Council
$500.00
A powhiri, food and native tree planting, followed by performances from local kapa haka groups.
Canterbury
Okains Bay Māori and Colonial Museum
$4,000.00
A family day with celebrations between iwi and the crown. A clinker boat will be greeted by a waka at the estuary, with further activites on the Marae.
The Mackenzie Community Enhancement Board
$500.00
Kapa haka performances, historical displays, storytelling and two performances of 'The Big House at the End of the Street', a short play about the Treaty.
Belfast Community Network Inc.
$3,000.00
Cultural performances, information and activities including limestone carving, weaving and tattooing, at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve.
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
$2,000.00
A variety of arts displays and cultural performances with reference to the Treaty of Waitangi.
Aoraki Community Care Trust
$500.00
An inter-Marae sports and cultural day with a dawn service, followed by breakfast, games, music and kapa haka.
Christchurch City Council
$5,000.00
The ASB Classical Sparks concert, featuring kapa haka and a wide variety of musical performances.
Southland
English Language Partners Southland Incorporated
$400.00
A trip for migrants and refugee English language learners to Omaui, an area of historical and cultural significance to Māori.
Gore District Council
$1,000.00
A community picnic with food stalls, cultural performances, treaty display and an outdoor movie.
Te Oruanui Incorporated Society
$400.00
An open day for all surrounding townships at Te Oruanui Marae, including food and a range of activities and displays.
Outer Islands
Chatham Community Focus Trust
$2,000.00
A community beach picnic with a prayer, songs, re-enactment of the treaty signing, barbeque lunch and entertainment.